Community Jobs
Community Jobs supports Temporary Assistance to Needy Families (TANF) parents who want to work but lack skills, work history, and have other employment barriers like substance abuse, domestic violence, long-term sanction, mental health needs, homelessness, or the lack of a high school diploma or GED.
Latest Updates:
Time Force training documents are now available through the following links:
About Community Jobs
- It is for TANF parents who need a supported environment to help develop work skills and find a job and provides up to six months of paid job training at a work site in your community.
- Job Training at non-profit and government agencies provides you with the work experience, employment skills, and the confidence you need to start job search.
- Job Search activities allow you to begin searching for employment before your Community Jobs support ends.
- Local community providers help you access basic education and vocational training, introduce you to local training sites, and help you with job search.
Benefits of the WorkFirst program are numerous, and are designed to help you become self-supporting and gain work experience in the field of your choice:
- Work activities during GED completion
- Work activities during Vocational Training
- Obtain work experience in chosen field
- Provide marketable employment skills
- Gain confidence
- Enhance your resume
- Provide WorkFirst core activity
Contact Information:
Spokane County - ellerkm@dshs.wa.gov
South King County - 253-372-5836 or arrowe@dshs.wa.gov
This project was supported by Grant No. US Department of Health and Human Services (HHS). Points of view in this document are those of the author and do not necessarily represent the official position or policies of the HHS. Grant funds are administered by the WorkFirst Program, Washington State Department of Commerce.